Bestlink College of the Philippines
In partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for
RC 329: Psychological Assessment
Service user:
Jenisa M. Normor
Assessed by:
Jose Sandino E. Anajao
Submitted to:
Francees Mikaela V. Apongol, RPm,
PERSONAL DATA
Name: Jenisa M. Normor
Age: 22
Civil Status: Single
Birthdate: December 21, 2001
Birthplace: Caloocan City
Educational Attainment: Undergraduate
REFERRAL QUESTION: Requirement for RC 329: Psychological Assessment
FAMILY BACKGROUND
1. Can you tell me about your family? Can you describe your relationship with them?
2. Have any of your relatives experienced mental health challenges or struggled with
substance use? If so, who and what were the circumstances?
3. What was it like growing up in your family? Are there any particular memories or
events that stand out to you?
4. Who do you turn to for help or advice when you’re going through a tough time? How
supportive are they?
5. How would you characterize your interactions and connections with your family
members and close friends?
6. Are you currently in a romantic relationship? If so, how would you describe it?
MEDICAL BACKGROUND
1. Are there any health issues you are currently dealing with?
2. Have you experienced any major health problems, injuries, or undergone surgeries
before?
3. Are you on any medications right now? Can you tell me what they are and their
purposes?
4. Have you ever been prescribed medications for mental health issues in the past?
5. Has a healthcare professional ever identified you with a mental health disorder? If so,
what was it and when did this occur?
6. Have you ever needed to stay in a hospital for mental health care?
OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND (if working)
1. Are you currently working, and if so, what is your job?
2. Could you share some details about your previous jobs or careers?
3. Have there been any challenges or stressful situations at work recently or in the
past?
LIFESTYLE and HABITS
1. What does your daily routine look like from morning to night?
2. What activities do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
3. What types of physical activities or sports do you participate in, if any?
4. Do you use tobacco, alcohol, or recreational drugs? If so, how frequently?
5. Has substance use ever caused problems for you in your personal or professional
life?
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND WELL-BEING
1. Have you been experiencing any feelings of anxiety, sadness, or overwhelming
stress recently? Can you elaborate on these
2. experiences?
3. Have you experienced any changes in your sleep patterns, appetite, or weight?
4. Have you had any thoughts about harming yourself or ending your life? If so, have
you ever taken steps to act on these thoughts?
5. When faced with stress or challenging situations, what methods do you use to
manage and cope with them?
6. Are there specific activities or techniques that you find particularly helpful in improving
your mood or reducing stress?
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1. How do you feel about your academic performance?
2. Have you been involved in any school activities or clubs?
3. What are your goals for your education?
4. Have you faced any challenges with your schoolwork recently?
5. How do you usually prepare for exams or assignments?
BACKGROUND
Family Background
- The subject’s family is composed of the parents and five siblings
wherein the subject is the youngest child, four of the sibling has its own
family and one of them is separated to them for he has its own family.
Due to the huge gap of age among the siblings, every one of them
experience wellness of the parent, but if a new child was born the
parents focus is in on the new one, and older sibling will become
independent to the needs and help from their parents. Subject
experience lack of guidance and wellness in her high school on
financial needs. Parents are strict but still well on subject. From its
childhood to senior high school day parents are the one who takes
care of her, on its college her mother and boyfriend are who helps her
in need. Her relationship with her boyfriend is well considerate, give
and take is also seen for the boyfriend provides for her, while the
boyfriend do the work while studying.
Medical History
- No current medical conditions, last check-up is since high school
where there is an abnormality on nerves on its head, Urinary Tract
Infection, and headaches was also experienced in its high school. On
its elementary, furuncle exist and sees on the hand and gets insecure
on what it looks like but when heal, insecurity is gone. With further
injuries there is no more such thing was experienced. No medical
health conditions, and substance abuse. The most experienced stress
happens when its father died that gets to anxiety, wherein she isolates
herself in house and when gone to work suddenly forgets its password
on its phone and until now still forgotten. Experience blankness of mind
where she only remembers that he goes out the store where she works
from the past and walks to the place that did not know and
unconscious to where she is going. Consciousness comes back when
a friend of hers greets her and met in its walk. Weight loss is
experienced when its father died, that also affects its sleep pattern and
changes its body clock. In coping up stress, when experiencing stress,
she tends to talk with its friends, do household chores, and watch
psychology facts videos.
Education History
- The only problem that affects her academic performance is her
financial need for its economical status and financial problem. When
there is an upcoming exam, she tends to make herself happy which
she said to be what makes her more confident to answer and make her
less stress to take an exam. Her goal after graduating college is to
work already to overcome financial needs and provides for the family
and herself, for she knows that this is the problem she is always facing
on its needs.
MSE (Mental Status Examination)
Jenisa appeared his stated age 22. She was noted to be well-groomed
ectomorph body in white psychology uniform of the college. Answers question openly
using gestures while talking, calm, relaxed, cooperative answering questions. Does
making eye contact to its interviewer. Euthymic, yet when talking about stress and her
anxiety experience from the past due to the loss of his father, her voice goes low and
gets slow while talking and sharing her past experiences. The way of thinking is very
sequential and goal-directed, giving explanation to its answer making it clear. The
subject make sense of its answers showing its independence and caring for her loved
ones. There is no sign of mental illness or any issue to be aware of.
BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION
Jenisa’s action and words give accurancy on what its feelings that is observed
under the interview, she often touches her nose when topic or a statement to that is
about to be shared is personal to her. Talking about the grievance of the loss of the
father make her voice and hands that is making gesture shake a bit showing
temperance of its emotion toward the topic. Fixing of sitting position and posture is
always seen before and after answering question, that implicates of willingness or
openness to give information that is needed for the report.
TEST ADMINISTERED
The test that is given to the subject is composed of four test; the House-Tree-
Person test, Sacks’ Sentence Completion Test, Bender Visual-Motor Test, and Filipino
Intelligence Test. The test is administered in a classroom with the guidance of the
subject teacher of Psychological Assessment. All what is need to start each test is done,
the time of each test done is observed and noted to give assessment how is the
cognition of the brain do its work, and so the environment is quite not secured for there
are so many distractions, but making sure that the test taker is focused on its own paper
is done.
TEST RESULT
Personality
House-Tree-Person ( )
House presents the situation of the person on its domestic side. The roof shows
the high aspiration of dreams, which signifies hope and effort to achieve them. Light
pencil line can suggest emotional reserve, indicating that the person is guarded about
expressing their emotions fully. Drawing the house from an overhead or bird's-eye view
might suggest that the individual feels disconnected from or rejected by their home
environment. This perspective can indicate a sense of alienation or not feeling grounded
or secure within their home. Closed doors and doorknobs are prominently featured,
which indicates that the individual has a heightened awareness of their access to others
and their ability to open up or close off to relationships and external influences. General
emphasis of window suggest an individual's preoccupation with issues related to
dependency, nurturance, and oral gratification. It may reflect concerns about
nourishment, communication, and receiving attention or care from others. The walkway
shows impulsive lines that might suggest a more free-form, spontaneous approach to
expressing themselves, which could extend to their communication and interpersonal
interactions. The house drawing with shrubs and trees suggests that the individual is
experiencing mild anxiety, but they have found ways to keep this anxiety under control
and channel it in a manageable way. This can indicate good coping mechanisms and a
relatively stable emotional state despite underlying anxiety.
Details that are written down is well seen in the family background showing
disconnectedness yet independency having stable emotional state from what have been
experienced from the past and from what situation it was in.
The presence of fruits in the drawing shows a focus on nurturance and care.
Fruits are often associated with health, growth, and nourishment, which might reflect the
individual's concern for their own well-being or that of others. Faint lines of the tree
reveal the feeling of weakness or fragility in the individual's self-perception, which might
suggest a lack of confidence or resilience in facing life's challenges. Flexibility of
branches, such as bending or swaying limbs, the individual has adaptive coping
mechanisms and is able to adjust to different situations or environments. This flexibility
could indicate resilience and an openness to change. The subject may be more capable
of navigating challenges and transitions in life, which can be a positive trait in terms of
psychological well-being and overall functioning.
In overall interpretation of the tree, it shows the subject towards it’s feeling ang
role in life, shows the personality of wanting and willingness to give care to self and
other people, weakness and fragility on overcoming upcoming and past challenges, yet
still show adaptability for the self-improvement and independency.
The way the person is depicted could indicate the individual's feelings towards
others, their level of trust, and their ability to form meaningful connections. The drawn
person appears happy or engaged, shows positive relationships or feelings towards
others.
The head drawn last is interpreted as a sign of severe thought disturbance. This
delay in drawing the head may suggest difficulty in processing emotions, integrating
experiences, or expressing oneself verbally.
The way the hair is drawn reflects the self-image and self-esteem. The hair is
depicted in a neat and well-groomed manner, that shows positive self-regard and
confidence. One-line mouth indicates hesitance to communicate or express oneself
verbally. This could suggest an individual who may struggle with opening up, sharing
emotions, or expressing needs. Underemphasized ears may tend towards introversion
or withdrawal, preferring to avoid situations where they might be exposed to criticism or
negative feedback. This could indicate a preference for solitude or a reluctance to
engage in social interactions where they might feel vulnerable.
The person’s long trunk in the drawing could indicate unsatisfied needs or
desires. This might suggest that the individual feels a lack in certain areas of their life,
whether it's emotional, social, or physical needs that aren't being met. These needs
could be unconscious or unacknowledged by the individual, indicating potential areas
for exploration in therapy. Rounded features of the shoulders may indicate a sense of
emotional stability and well-being. Rounded features are often associated with warmth,
friendliness, and a balanced emotional state.
The hands behind the back indicates a tendency to conceal or suppress
emotions or impulses. In the context of fearing one's own aggression, it may suggest an
attempt to hide or control aggressive tendencies. The person might be uncomfortable
expressing their aggression openly and may prefer to keep it hidden or under control.
The tiptoed foot appears to be struggling to maintain balance while tiptoeing, it could
suggest inner turmoil or difficulty coping with life's challenges.
The subject drawing of the person reflects its emotional state to who is drawn
which is its mother, yet lines and how the person is drawn through its features, figure,
and body parts, shows the inside state of its emotions, such as suppressed
communication to other people, lack of confidence in life situations, fear of criticism from
other people, and maintaining itself under control. It also shows, the adaptability to its
environment by balancing life making it harmonized, and giving care to other which what
the subject lacks on getting.
Sacks Sentence Completion Test ( )
SACK’S SENTENCE RATING SHEET
Time Began: 10:51 AM Time Finished: 11:38 AM
Name: Jenisa M. Normor Sex: Female Age: 22 Date:
Instructions: On the basis of your clinical judgment, taking into account such factors
as inappropriate responses, dysphoric references, and manifestations of conflict, rate
the SSCT responses of the subject in the fifteen categories listed below, according to
the following scale:
ATTITUDE TOWARDS MOTHER Rating: 0
14. My mother
29. My mother and I
44. I think that most mother
59. I like my mother but
Interpretative Summary
The relationship towards the mother is strong and has no issue that needs attention.
ATTITUDE TOWARDS FATHER Rating: 0
1.I feel that my father seldom
16. If my father would only
31. I wish my father
46. I feel that my father is
Interpretative Summary
Her relationship with her father is strong and has no issue that needs attention.
ATTITUDE TOWARDS FAMILY UNIT Rating: 0
12. Compared with most families, mine
27. My family treats me like
42. Most families I know
57. When I was a child, my family
Interpretative Summary
Bond with the family well, and understanding of each other is indeed present.
ATTITUDE TOWARDS WOMEN/MEN Rating: 0
10. My idea of a perfect woman/man
25. I think most girls/boys
40. I believe most women/men
55. What I like least about women/men
Interpretative Summary
The attitude towards women is known as brave
ATTITUDE TOWARDS HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONSHIP Rating: 0
11. When I see a man and a woman together
26. My feeling about married life is
41. If I had sex relations
56. My sex life
Interpretative Summary
Attitude toward heterosexual relationship gives well understanding.
ATTITUDE TOWARD FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES Rating: 0
8.I feel that a real friend
23. I don't like people who
38. The people I like best
53. When I'm not around, my friends
Interpretative Summary
Well-bonded with acquaintances and friends.
ATTITUDE TOWARD SUPERIORS AT WORK OR SCHOOL Rating: 0
6. The men over me
21. In school, my teachers
36. When I see the boss coming
51. People whom I consider my superior
Interpretative Summary
Give respects to her superiors and follows them well.
ATTITUDE TOWARD PEOPLE SUPERVISED Rating: 0
4. If I were in charge
19. If people work for me
34. The people who work for me
48. In giving orders to others, I
Interpretative Summary
Being the one to give supervision to people shows good intentions and manners.
ATTITUDE TOWARD COLLEAGUES AT WORK OR SCHOOL Rating: 0
13. At work, I get along best with
28. Those I work with are
43. I like working with people who
58. People who work with me usually
Interpretative Summary
Relationship towards colleagues at work or school is good.
FEARS Rating: 1
7. I know it is silly, but I am afraid of
22. Most of my friends don't know that I am afraid of
37. I wish I lose the fear of
52. My fears sometimes force me to
Interpretative Summary
Being in a state where being alone in for left is seen to be the fear that gives
disturbances to her, which pushes her not to continue or try.
GUILT FEELINGS Rating: 1
15. I would do anything to forget the time I
30. My greatest mistake was
45. When I was younger, I felt guilty about
60. The worst thing I ever did
Interpretative Summary
Disturbances in her answer are seen in decision-making that happened in her in the
past.
ATTITUDE TOWARD OWN ABILITIES Rating: 0
2. When the odds are against me
17. I believe that I have the ability to
32. My greatest weakness is
47. When luck turns against me
Interpretative Summary
Being unable to do what is must is her concern and so when felt not for her she will
stop pursuing it.
ATTITUDE TOWARD PAST Rating: 0
9. When I was a child
24. During my childhood
39. If I were young again
54. My most vivid childhood memory
Interpretative Summary
Childhood experience is well worth it.
ATTITUDE TOWARD FUTURE Rating: 0
5. To me the future looks
20. I look forward to
35. Someday, I
50. When I am older
Interpretative Summary
Attitude and perception of the future is indeed hoping to make things good or better.
GOALS Rating: 0
3. I always wanted to
18. I could be perfectly happy if
33. My secret ambition in life
49. What I want most out of life
Interpretative Summary
Answers show giving back gratitude to the family and having a stable life in the future.
For the whole summary of the Sack’s Sentence Completion Test, the results
shows independency of the subject to live situation, yet shows stress at disturbances
remembering of loss of someone special. Family bonding is not strong with its sibling,
but strong with parents that show love to parents. Decision-making problems is present
that give guilt when the decision is not well, which may become a memory that can be
remembered so many times. Confidence is present but that strong enough to give
satisfaction for the well-being of subject.
Visual-motor Test
Bender Visual-Motor Test ( )
Intelligence
Filipino Intelligence Test ( )
INTERPRETATION
The subject’s well-being made by its parent causes dependency on her, but as
soon it grows up his goal to take care of her family and to build her better life and
establishing a good wellness of life in the future. The test shows normal state of mind.
The intelligence test shows a score of below average result. The other test shows like
the Bender Visual-Motor Test, shows the normal flow and control of her thought and
emotion as what is written on its background where she tends to control her emotion for
her goal. The Sacks’ Sentence Completion Test Shows normal state of life and well-
being, yet facing challenges in life gives her disturbances that appears on his family
background that causes her stress and anxiety. The House-Tree-Person indeed shows
his role and identity towards the drawing of his parents, tree shows his roles towards its
surrounding bearing a fruit which gives preservation and giving life or care to others,
and the house that show her situation in its domestic area as well as the details that is
seen on it.
SUMMARY
Based on her performance and answers to the questions that is asked, it shows
normal state of mind and yet hard to face problems, making decisions, and feel guilt
what has left behind in the past. Communicating to the subject shows her openness to
the topic and answering the question and so when talking about personal experience
changes of its tone, volume, mood, and even its behavior seen to be expressive.
Referral questions indeed gives better than expected number of information that will be
gathered, and yet gives very useful informations for the assessment and the MSE
(Mental Status Examination).
CONCLUSION
All information concludes that the subject makes sense of every information that
is given that it all shows accuracy that the subject is indeed dependent on his life, yet
gives and take her for her loved one that is there for her, experience anxiety and
unconsciousness of actions and sudden memory loss of a specific matter when in
experiencing grief. The guilt of not making decisions and making not good decisions on
her life remains to her as she not forget what happened form the past that needs to give
attention.
RECOMMENDATION
According to the reviewed evidence, Jenisa has difficulty on moving forward and
moving on what’s on the past. It also shows that when experiencing grievance, a part of
a memory is lost and do not remember it as what it is and gives unconscious actions
when inside of the thought. It is recommend to make the subject help her feel that she is
not alone and people surrounds her can be a crying shoulder for her to express the
emotion that is suppressed inside her to make her feel more better.
Attending to a group interventions is also recommended, for her to make her
know that there is also someone that experienced challenges like hers, and so to give
her other insights from other people how they face there challenges in the situation they
are in. Online group interventions is indeed recommended if busy there is no time to go
out, or busy inside the house doing chores. Watching inspiring and funny videos, can be
recommended also, making herself entertained and well inspired gives happiness and
positive thinking that avoids her to negative thinking and thoughts.
